Judge, 1915-11-20 · page 2 of 28
Judge — November 20, 1915 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising, not editorial content**. It's an advertisement for Leslie's Illustrated Weekly Newspaper, promoting gift subscriptions for Christmas. The image shows a crowded dock scene with a large ship, likely depicting a newsworthy event of the era (possibly a ship arrival or departure), though the specific event is unclear from the advertisement alone. The ad emphasizes Leslie's value proposition: 60 news pictures weekly plus articles covering war, world events, trade, and sports. The marketing angle positions a subscription as an ideal Christmas gift because it provides year-round remembrance—52 issues delivering "new" content weekly to the entire family. The page includes a coupon for readers to mail in with payment, a common early-20th-century subscription method.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
for one year to Sixty news pictures like this one make you see for yourself the news of the world better than pages of words can do. You get them all in one week’s issue of Leslie’s. And after you have seen this pic- torial panorama of the world’s events, there are pages of special articles, and special de- partments on automobiles, investments, insur- ance, export trade, travel, sports, etc. The Leslie’s pictorial service “covers” not only the war, but the world. At home or abroad—wherever news is happening —there the unparalleled service of this great weekly newspaper is picturing it for the people of the United States. No wide awake American ean afford not to have Leslie’s in his home, every week. It’s full ‘of interest to every member cof the family women as well as men children as well as their elders. (Address) ether with your special Christmas eeard card bearing my name. An Ideal Christmas Gift A subscription to Eeslie’s is a gift that won’t wear out, because it i is a gift thatis renewed every week throughout the year. It is always fresh, always new.-. It brings your Christmas remembrance to mind j just fifty-two times in as many wéeks. Because of the op- timism and sincerity of its editorial utterance, because of its scope, because of the striking character of its pictures and special articles, Leslie’s brings into the American home each week a new and vital interest. Fill out the coupon and mail it to us witha five-dollar bill, money order, or check. On Christmas day the person you name will receive a handsome card, bearing your name, announcing that for the rest of the year Leslie's will be delivered, at your request and as your Christmas gift, "week by week. Here is the coupon. Christmas is fast approaching. Mail it today Leslie's Illustrated Weekly Newspaper